DeWalt DW708 Mitre Saw "Dust Extractor"
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My Father-In-Law Is A Very Talented Artist And Maker, Building Elaborate Stage Sets For His Local Community And School Theaters, Among Other Projects. He Has A Lovely, Enviable Workspace A Few Steps Outside His Door, Stocked With A Full Wood Shop. He Recently Contacted Me And Asked If I Could Reproduce The Dust Extractor Nozzle For His Beloved Dewalt Dw708. The Part Is Somewhat Fragile, And Having Been Knocked A Few Times, Repaired A Few Times, He Discovered, To His Irritation, That Dewalt Had Discontinued The Part, Classifying It As "Obsolete". There Is No Replacement Option. He Lives A Ways Away, And I Couldn'T 'Pop Round' To Examine The Saw, So We Used The Mail To Send The Parts Back And Forth. I Made Detailed Measurements Of The Original And Then Replicated The General Shape In Tinkercad. Tinkercad Is Not The Best Tool For Industrial Design, But I Am Very Familiar With Its Capabilities (And The Price Is Right). I Increased The Dimensions Of The Mounting Flange, Requiring Mounting Bolts That Are 5 Mm Longer Than The Original. Not Realizing That The Overall Length Is A Critical Dimension, My First Iteration Was Too Long To Fit Without Binding. After Some Feedback On How Version 1 Fit, I Also Made Some Subtle Changes To The The Mounting Face. Version 2 Reportedly Mates To The Saw "Better Than The Original"
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